• Behind the Scenes: Comics with Rashad Doucet

    Last month, Jey Odin, creator of Chicken Fighter  from Antarctic Press, drew Burrito about me as ‘Apocalypse Jessie’ and had it published on USA Today as a surprise birthday present. I started thinking about what it takes an idea stemming from things like a conversation, daydream, or random thought and developing it into a marketable story….

  • The Sailor Moon Reboot – What Does It Mean For The Characters?

    The new Sailor Moon reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, has promised to be closer to the original manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi, but what does that really mean? Fans of the anime who have never read the original manga series might be in for a surprise. What You Might Miss The original anime series aired…

  • Anime You May Have Missed-Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo

    A Tale of Manipulation and Revenge… Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo is a crazy, complicated roller coaster ride from its name, which is quite the mouthful, to its plot. The series does borrow loosely from Alexander Dumas’s novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The setting is a Sci-Fi futuristic setting, where space travel is…

  • Doctor Who World Tour: Bringing the Tardis to a City Near You

    This year, the Tardis is leaving it’s home in Wales and going on a global tour. Starting in August new doctor Peter Capaldi, companion Jenna Coleman and show runner Steven Moffat are planning on going to 8 locations on 5 different continents to promote series 8, which is set to premiere in August. The tour…

  • “Sailor Moon Crystal” Trailer Release

    After months and months of no official art or trailer for the new “Sailor Moon Crystal” series an official trailer finally dropped on June 5th. This followed the release of new character designs for the main inner senshi featuring a questionable new art style that’s also reflected in the trailer. “Sailor Moon Crystal” is set…

  • Kill la Kill and the Male Gaze: Fanservice vs. Feminism

    Anime has long been criticized as being a tad misogynistic.  Most of it is aimed at the male otaku demographic and as such is full of scantily clad women flashing their underwear for a voyeuristic audience’s benefit.  Sexual humor is common even in anime meant for children with Brock in Pokémon and Master Roshi in…

  • 5 Fiction Books That Should Be Read In Schools

    When you ask people about books they read in school you’re likely to get some disgusted faces and hear the word “hate” tossed around more than a few times. Worse, they will tell you they didn’t actually read the books or don’t use services like essaywriter.today to save time for reading. For most people the…

  • Friendship, Love, and Panda-Cats: Hanamaru Kindergarten

    Imagine a place where everyone is friendly.   A place where the buildings are shaped like fruit and the second floor balcony has a giant slide straight to the playground.  A place where the adults always know what to say and the children learn new, amazing things every day. A place where a five-year-old can…

  • A Look into the Future of ‘Game of Thrones’

    Anyone who discovers their love for a series of novels, movies, or a television show is a very fortunate nerd indeed. There is, however, something very exciting about the maddening anticipation about waiting for new content from franchises such as Game of Thrones. It’s hard enough to wait for the episodes to come out every…

  • George RR Martin is Offering to Kill Two Lucky Fans For $20,000

    For the first time ever George RR Martin is offering to write in – and kill off – two lucky people. Martin is raising money for a charity, and the honour of dying to his pen goes to those who donate $20,000. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdrxBbrUjZ8]   The 65-year-old has announced this week that he is raising…

  • “Tenchi Muyo” and the 90’s Revival

    Fundraising for a new “Tenchi Muyo” (or as I like to call it “the little harem anime that really tried but ultimately should have stopped after one season”) mini series has begun in Takahashi, Japan to promote tourism in the area. The series is suppose to have 50 five minute episodes airing in Japan starting…

  • Fiction: Why Do We Love It?

    The Thrill Ah, the alternate universe. We fiction fans don’t want to be entertained with a story of morning coffee, a day at work, and then sleep. But throw superpowers, an apocalypse, a murder mystery, or some kind of zombie monsters in the mix and we’re in! Our lives are consistent, regular…usually boring compared to…

  • Stephen King’s New Novel Isn’t Horror…So What Will It Be?

    Apparently, the next great Stephen King masterpiece is not going to be a horrific novel. Meaning, of course, that it falls into the crime/thriller genre, instead of under the horror/fantasy label under which most of his works are found. This new novel, Mr. Mercedes, pursues the story of a serial killer that targets the unemployed….

  • Geeky Deal of the Day: Attack on Titan – Part 1 (Blu-Ray/DVD Combo)

      The anime cult classic “Attack on Titan” has just been released today on DVD and Blu-ray.  Get your copy from Amazon at a 37% discount for only $31.48. This is Japan’s version of the Walking Dead and if you’ve never seen it, then you’re in for a treat.   When the man-eating giants called Titans…

  • YA Literature: “Adult” Is A State Of Mind

    Young adult literature is still dismissed by critics and many adults as “kids stuff”. Many people still seem to think it is trivial and not worth the effort to read it. It is anything but. YA literature has a readership that is half adult and those books are constantly on best seller lists and are…